Azure SQLDW–What is it? 28. April 2017 SimonWhiteley Azure DataWarehouse (1) Azure SQL DataWarehouse has had a lot of attention recently as a super-scalable SQL Server in Azure,... [More]
A Guide to Azure SQL DataWarehouse 27. April 2017 SimonWhiteley Big Data, Azure (5) So you've heard the hype - the Azure SQL DW is going to solve all of your problems in one fell swoop... [More]
Data Data Revolution – The Results 27. April 2017 josemendes Power BI (2) This blog will take you through the Power BI Dashboard, Data Data Revolution – The Results, which is... [More]
MS Teams–Teams or Channels? 23. April 2017 NigelMeakins Team Collaboration (0) When planning your MS Teams rollout and how to structure your teams there are some simple points to ... [More]
A Roundup of MS Data AMP 2017 21. April 2017 SimonWhiteley SQL Engine (1) There was a bit of buzz last night as Microsoft held the first "Data Amp" online conference. It was ... [More]
SQL Server 2017 Graph data processing. An introduction. 21. April 2017 terrymccann (3) On the 19th of April 2017 at the Microsoft Data AMP, Microsoft announced SQL Server 2017 and a few n... [More]
Microsoft Teams 20. April 2017 NigelMeakins Team Collaboration (2) At Adatis we have been investigating using Microsoft Teams for collaboration and communication withi... [More]
Slicer Properties in Power BI: Header or Title? 19. April 2017 Callum-Green PowerBI, Power BI Desktop (3) I recently shared a Power BI Report with a customer and they reported that the “Clear Selections” op... [More]
Testing the Waters: An Overview of Data Science using Azure Data Lakes 19. April 2017 UstOldfield Azure, Big Data, Data Lake, Data Science, Best Practice (3) Data Science can fit seamlessly within the ecosystem of the data lake, whether this is through HDIns... [More]
Optimising Lookups with Caching 12. April 2017 matthow SSIS, Cache Connection Manager, SSIS Optimisation (1) One of, if not the most, used transformations in SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) must be the ... [More]
Data Data Revolution 10. April 2017 josemendes Azure Event Hubs, Power BI, Stream Analytics, Streaming Datasets (4) Following the DISCO theme, Adatis decided to present all the SQLBits attendees with a challenge base... [More]
Azure Data Lake Store–Storage and Best Practices 10. April 2017 UstOldfield Azure, Big Data, Data Lake, Best Practice (19) The Azure Data Lake Store is an integral component for creating a data lake in Azure as it is where ... [More]
Power BI Mobile Feature Review 5. April 2017 matthow Power Bi Mobile, Power BI, Data Visualisation (3) In March Microsoft released Deep Touch integration for iOS amongst several other improvements to the... [More]
Hierarchy Navigation In Power BI 4. April 2017 tongaimatongorere Power BI, General, Hierarchy (3) Until recently, the overall functionality of the Matrix Visual in Power BI has been limited. Howeve... [More]
Upgrading your BI Solution (2012 to 2014) 26. March 2017 tristanrobinson 2012, 2014, Upgrade, MDS (2) In a recent project I was asked to upgrade a BI solution from SQL Server 2012 to 2014. The aim... [More]
Themes in Power BI 22. March 2017 Callum-Green PowerBI (7) Microsoft recently released Themes to a Preview version of Power BI. The concept is pretty sim... [More]
Design Thinking 27. February 2017 josemendes Design Thinking (1) On February 24th, I had the opportunity to present my first Half Hour Huddle on the subject of “Desi... [More]
DAX Calculated Tables in Power BI 23. February 2017 Callum-Green PowerBI, DAX, Calculated Tables (1) Calculated Tables have been around for a while in Power BI, but today I found a real life scenario f... [More]
UK Power BI Summit 2017: What’s next for Power BI? 17. February 2017 Callum-Green PowerBI, SSAS, Azure AS (0) During the keynote at the UK Power BI Summit, Microsoft announced some new features coming into Powe... [More]
Dual KPI Custom Visual in Power BI 10. February 2017 Callum-Green PowerBI, Custom Visuals (1) On February 8th, Power BI released a new custom visual called Dual KPI. The purpose of this cha... [More]